This week’s listings couldn’t be more different, with offerings along the range of the theater spectrum. Start with the Pre-K friendly “Once Upon a Time” by one of Ann Arbor’s most beloved companies, Wild Swan Theater, a family-friendly company, specializing in accessibility that has been producing theater locally since 1980.

Add to that the steamy, sultry, and very adult show about submission and domination, in life, love, AND art, at Performance Network, Ann Arbor’s professional theater company, also formed over 30 years ago. What you have is one wild, wacky, but incredibly fun weekend of theater. Bonus points for patrons who see both shows in one weekend!

Show: “Confessions Of The Easter Bunny” by Tim Henning, through April 6
Company: Emergent Arts
Type of Company: Pre-professional (non-paid)
Venue/location: The Mix Studio Theater, 8 N. Washington, Ypsilanti
Recommended ages: 16+
Description: In this staged reading, the Easter Bunny has an identity crisis, desperate for meaning in life and relief from the painful style in which he produces Easter eggs; and, he's addicted to exotic lettuces. Seeking solace in whiskey, psychiatric counseling and petty thievery, he hops along a Bunny's Progress to enlightenment.
Fun fact: Originating among German Lutherans, the Easter Hare originally played the role of a judge, evaluating whether children were good or disobedient in behavior at the start of the season of Eastertide
For tickets and information: www.emergentarts.com, 734-985-0872
Special ticket offers: Bring your receipt from that day's meal at Haab's Restaurant and receive a $5 discount or rebate on your ticket. One discount per meal.

Show: “Once Upon A Time” by the Wild Swan Ensemble, through March 29
Company: Wild Swan Theater
Type of Company: Professional, Family Friendly Theater
Venue/location: Towsley Auditorium, Morris Lawrence Building, Washtenaw Community College.
Recommended ages: Pre-K+
Description: “Once Upon a Time” offers three familiar and friendly tales, imaginatively staged, and is the perfect introduction to theater for young children, ages 3-9. An engaging collection of favorite children’s classics including “Three Billy Goat’s Gruff” and “The Three Little Pigs” are sure to delight the very young. In true Wild Swan style, three performers (Sandy Ryder, Jeremy Salvatori, and Michelle Trame Lanzi) and musician David Mosher create all the magic inherent in these timeless stories, making this first time theater experience unforgettable.
Fun fact: Jamie Fidler’s ASL interpreting is seamlessly woven into the action, adding another layer of clarity and depth to the stories while bringing the beauty of sign language to the stage. Backstage touch tours and audio-description are available for blind theater patrons. These services are free but must be reserved by calling (734) 995-0530.
For tickets and information: 734-995-0530, www.wildswantheater.org

Show: The Magic Flute by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, through March 30
Company: University Opera Theatre & University Philharmonia Orchestra
Type of Company: Higher Education
Venue/location: Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre
Recommended ages: 10+
Description: In the traditions of all the best fairy tales, a handsome youth is armed with magic devices to protect him form harm, and sets out to free a beautiful princess from a wicked sorcerer. He encounters abundant mishaps, deception and magic in a fierce battle of good versus evil. But The Magic Flute is more than an amazingly bewitching tale of danger and tenderness, suspense and romance. Completed only a month before his untimely death, The Magic Flute shows Mozart’s genius at its highest, for he fuses into one rich work beautiful arias with whimsical interludes, sweeping melodies with vocal fireworks, and the serious with the comic. And as all good fairy tales should end, love triumphs, with the youth and princess living happily ever after.
Fun fact: The work is in the form of a Singspiel, a popular form that included both singing and spoken dialogue. The work premiered in 1791 at Schikaneder's theatre, the Freihaus-Theater auf der Wieden in Vienna.
For tickets and information: 734-764-2538, tickets.music.umich.edu

Show: “Venus in Fur” by David Ives, through April 13
Company: Performance Network Theatre
Type of Company: Professional Equity (SPT)
Venue/location: Performance Network Theatre, 120 East Huron, Ann Arbor
Recommended ages: 16+
Description: The New York Times calls it ““Ninety minutes of good, kinky fun…” Thomas, a beleaguered playwright/director, is desperate to find an actress to play Vanda, the female lead in his adaptation of the classic sadomasochist tale “Venus in Fur.” Into the audition room walks a vulgar and distraught actress—oddly enough, named Vanda. Though utterly wrong for the part, Vanda exhibits a strange command of the material. As the two work through the script, the lines between play and reality blur, entering into an increasingly serious battle of submission and domination that only one of them can win. Read review.
Fun fact: Due to popular demand, the show has just been extended through April 13!
For tickets and information: 734-663-0696, www.performancenetwork.org/